Collection of Famous Kyōka Poems Selected by Shakuyakutei (Shakuyakutei eisō kōryō shū) : [volume 2]

Shakuyakutei Nagane, ‏1767-1845 · 1833 · Japan : [producer not identified] · 8 pictures

A Japanese woodblock-printed kyōka poetry anthology in album format, compiled by Shakuyakutei Nagane and published in Japan in 1833, pairing poems with small genre illustrations for a literate readership. The pictures show a horseback rider with an attendant, two women in conversation, a pine tree by water, and a travelling figure with a child, rendered in delicate line and restrained colour that a designer could borrow for editorial spreads or pattern work, with the calligraphy columns offering a model for text-and-image layout.

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